2008-2010: MSc (Ecology). The University of Alberta, Canada. Supervisor: Cynthia A. Paszkowski. Titled: The value of stormwater wetlands for supporting multiple life-history stages of the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

2001-2005: B.Sc. (Ecology and Biodiversity) with Honors. The University of the South, Tennessee, USA.